Trabal v. United States

I think that in its laudable effort to reach an equitable result, the court has erred in concluding, upon the facts before us, that the plaintiff had a reasonable expectation that upon returning to the Internal Revenue Service, he would receive the high salary which he had been paid for more than a year during his FTAS assignment in Uruguay. *287As I read the opinion, it also appears to me that the decision, in important respects, is inconsistent with this court’s recent holding in Flaherty v. United States, 222 Ct. Cl. 15, 610 F.2d 756 (1979).

Relying on Whelan v. United States, 208 Ct. Cl. 688,…